Chair to be used as life-preserver.



PATENTED OCT. 17, 1905.

G, PENTRIOK. CHAIR TO BE USED ASLIPE PRESERVBR.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR.24, 1905.

GEORGE FENTRIOK,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CHAIR TO BE USED AS LIFE-"PRESEWVIEM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application file d March 24, 1905. Serial No. 261,923.

To (tZZ w/tmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE FENTRICK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented an Im' proved Lifesaving Device, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is embodied in the construction of a chair, preferably of the folding type, the same being adapted to receive and hold a cork or other equivalent life-preserver proper, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is mainly a side view of a chair constructed ac cording to my invention, the hollow back of the same being represented partly in section to illustrate the arrangement of the life-preserver proper therein. Fig. 2 is a front view of the chair, a portion of the back being broken away. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the back of the chair. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sec tion on the line 4. 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse section of the back of the chair. Fig. 6 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the upper portion of the chair-back.

The frame o1 the chair consists of the extended back portion A and legs A, the two being pivoted together and the upper ends of the legs A being connected with the back by a flexible seat 0. In these particulars the chair corresponds, essentially, to a well-known form of folding chair which is in general use. The back or main portion A of the chair is constructed hollow from end to end, the sides (6 being smooth and continuous, thus forming a closed pocket or receptacle for a life-preserver proper, B, which, as indicated, may be of the common type of cork life-preserver, which is constructed in sections covered with canvas, so that it is flexible and may be readily attached to the person. The back or pocket is formed by means of thin transverse strips or boards 0, whose ends enter parallel grooves in the side bars a of the back. The said grooves extend from end to end of the side bars a, and a piece a (see Fig. 1) is arranged at the bottom, the same being held in transverse grooves, as will be readily understood. The top of the pocket or receptacle for the life preserver proper is a plate 44 hinged at one edge, so that it may be opened, as indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 3, when it is required to insert or remove the life-preserver proper, B, and provided with a pivoted catch (0 for fastening it in the closed position. It is intended that in practice the back A shall be made four feet in length, fourteen inches wide, and two inches in thickness, which dimensions correspond to the United States steamboat inspection laws regarding life-rafts or preservers of this type. The frame of the chair, including the boards or strips a, will be constructed of wood having the required strength and lightness.

It is apparent that if the chair be thrown into the water it will form practically a liferaft and that when desired the life-preserver proper, B, may be removed from the pocket or receptacle A and used independently of the chair. In such case the'chair may be also used independently as a float or lil e-preserve12 It will be seen that the strips or boards a are fitted closely together, so that a tight closure is made throughout the length of the back A, whereby the life-preserver proper is protected from access of dust or dirt and from injury, while the front side of the back presents a smooth surface for contact with the body of the person seated on the chair.

What I claim is- 1 1. The improved chair for the purpose specilied, comprising an extended back A, which is constructed hollow from end to end to receive a life-preserver proper, and provided with a top closure, and legs pivoted to the back, and a flexible folding seat which connects the upper ends of the legs with the back, substantially as described.

2. The improved chair for the purpose specified, comprising an extended hollow back adapted to contain a life-preserver, formed of side pieces having parallel longitudinal grooves in the inner sides, transverse boards arranged with their ends fixed in said grooves, closures for the top and bottom oi the pocket or receptacle, legs pivoted to such back portion, and a flexible seat, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE FENTRIOK.

Witnesses:

JAMns A. Snoon,

LLOYD L. MILLER. 

